Talks

Browse upcoming and past EDI STEMinar talks, including speaker details, topics, and resources from sessions designed to inspire discussion and reflection across the STEM community.

Upcoming talks

Disability in HE: Invisible but Exposed

Headshot of Professor Gayle Brewer

Professor Gayle Brewer (University of Liverpool, Department of Psychology)
Friday 8 May 2026 | Architecture Building, Budden Lecture Theatre

Schedule: 2pm talk, 3pm coffee/tea and networking

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Gayle Brewer is Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Liverpool and holds doctorates in both subjects. She is an award-winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion advocate and has presented a range of written and oral evidence to Parliament in this area. Publications include Disability in Higher Education: Investigating Identity, Stigma, and Disclosure Amongst Academics (2022) and The Dark Side of Academia: Competition, Inequality, and Violence in the Ivory Tower (2026).

Previous talks

Scattering atoms, electrons and perceptions

Dr Barker posing near a piece of equipment

Dr Clara Barker (University of Oxford, Department of Materials)
Wednesday 11 March 2026 | Electrical Engineering Building, Lecture Theatre 101

Schedule: 2pm talk, 3pm coffee/tea and networking

Clara is a thin-film material scientist carrying out research in the Centre for Applied Superconductivity at Oxford University. She is a transgender woman and active advocate for LGBT+ diversity and women in STEM. She is Dean for Equality and Diversity at Linacre College and her volunteering work was recognised with a Points of Light Award in 2017. Since 2022, she is the Institute of Physics Inclusion and Diversity Representative.